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Board of Psychology seeks exception to psychotherapist‑patient privilege; critics urge caution
Summary
The California Board of Psychology told lawmakers it is weighing a narrow statutory exception to allow board investigators access to psychotherapy records in some investigations without patient consent.
The California Board of Psychology told a joint Assembly–Senate sunset hearing it is considering a statutory exception allowing the board, under defined circumstances, to obtain psychotherapy records without patient consent to advance investigations.
Board President Leah Tate said existing protections restrict investigators’ access to detailed clinical records needed in some child‑custody or alleged professional‑misconduct cases. “When a complainant is alleging bias, we’re going to want to look at test data [and] notes to determine whether there was…
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